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adjective
Date: 1591
1.
a. exaggeratedly sweet ; honeyed <his sugary deprecating voice — D. H. Lawrence> b. cloyingly sweet ; sentimental 2. containing, resembling, or tasting of sugar
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sugary
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sugary — index nectarous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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sugary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) containing much sugar. 2) coated in sugar. 3) excessively sentimental … English terms dictionary
sugary — [shoog′ər ē] adj. 1. of, like, or containing sugar; sweet, granular, etc. 2. cloyingly or mawkishly sweet or sentimental sugariness n … English World dictionary
sugary — [[t]ʃ ʊgəri[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Sugary food or drink contains a lot of sugar. Sugary canned drinks rot your teeth. ...sugary tea. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe a film or piece of music as sugary, you mean that… … English dictionary
sugary — sug|ar|y [ˈʃugəri] adj 1.) containing sugar or tasting like sugar ▪ sugary foods 2.) language, emotions etc that are sugary are too nice and seem insincere ▪ She said goodbye in a sickeningly sugary tone … Dictionary of contemporary English
sugary — sug|ar|y [ ʃugəri ] adjective 1. ) tasting sweet from sugar: The iced tea is too sugary. 2. ) sugary talk or behavior is intended to please people but is not sincere: Don t be taken in by his sugary compliments … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sugary — adjective 1 containing sugar or tasting like sugar: sugary snacks 2 language, emotions etc that are sugary are too nice and seem insincere: songs full of sugary sentiments about love … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sugary — adjective 1) sugary snacks Syn: sweet, sugared, sugar coated, candied Ant: sour 2) sugary romance Syn: sentimental, mawkish, cloying, sickly (sweet) … Thesaurus of popular words
